What is the severity of CVE-2018-17282?

CVE-2018-17282 has been classified as a high-severity vulnerability due to the potential for denial of service from a NULL pointer dereference.

How does CVE-2018-17282 affect Exiv2?

CVE-2018-17282 affects Exiv2 v0.26 by introducing a NULL pointer dereference that can lead to application crashes.

How do I fix CVE-2018-17282?

To fix CVE-2018-17282, upgrade Exiv2 to a version later than v0.26 where this vulnerability has been addressed.

What versions of Exiv2 are vulnerable to CVE-2018-17282?

The vulnerable version specified in CVE-2018-17282 is Exiv2 v0.26.

Can CVE-2018-17282 be exploited remotely?

CVE-2018-17282 can potentially be exploited remotely if malicious input is processed by Exiv2 v0.26.

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CVE-2018-17282

medium

6.5

CWE

476

20/9/2018

5/8/2024

CVE-2018-17282: Null Pointer Dereference

First published: Thu Sep 20 2018(Updated: )

An issue was discovered in Exiv2 v0.26. The function Exiv2::DataValue::copy in value.cpp has a NULL pointer dereference.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
Exiv2 Exiv2	=0.26

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-17282?
CVE-2018-17282 has been classified as a high-severity vulnerability due to the potential for denial of service from a NULL pointer dereference.
How does CVE-2018-17282 affect Exiv2?
CVE-2018-17282 affects Exiv2 v0.26 by introducing a NULL pointer dereference that can lead to application crashes.
How do I fix CVE-2018-17282?
To fix CVE-2018-17282, upgrade Exiv2 to a version later than v0.26 where this vulnerability has been addressed.
What versions of Exiv2 are vulnerable to CVE-2018-17282?
The vulnerable version specified in CVE-2018-17282 is Exiv2 v0.26.
Can CVE-2018-17282 be exploited remotely?
CVE-2018-17282 can potentially be exploited remotely if malicious input is processed by Exiv2 v0.26.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-17282?
CVE-2018-17282 has been classified as a high-severity vulnerability due to the potential for denial of service from a NULL pointer dereference.
How does CVE-2018-17282 affect Exiv2?
CVE-2018-17282 affects Exiv2 v0.26 by introducing a NULL pointer dereference that can lead to application crashes.
How do I fix CVE-2018-17282?
To fix CVE-2018-17282, upgrade Exiv2 to a version later than v0.26 where this vulnerability has been addressed.
What versions of Exiv2 are vulnerable to CVE-2018-17282?
The vulnerable version specified in CVE-2018-17282 is Exiv2 v0.26.
Can CVE-2018-17282 be exploited remotely?
CVE-2018-17282 can potentially be exploited remotely if malicious input is processed by Exiv2 v0.26.